Blue Moon (2025)
Film Details A BFI London Film Festival Screening Director : Richard Linklater Run Time : 1hr 40m Cast : Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott, Bobby Cannavale Synopsis The famous Lorenz Hart struggles with alcoholism and mental health issues as he tries to navigate opening night of ‘Oklahoma’. My Review Blue Moon is Ethan Hawke’s world and we are all just living in it! The actor drops a masterful performance and combined with Richard Linklater’s direction, creates a captivating film set entirely within the confines of a New York bar. A one location film requires wonderful dialogue and incredible performances and fortunately we get both! The audience is at the whim of Lorenz Hart, latched on to each and every word, we, like the other characters, are extras in Hart’s story, along for the entertaining ride as we glimpse a snippet of his life, a man so full of false bravado and positivity, slowly eroded by the nights events as the vulnerability and desperation seeps through. Bl...
